Muraleedharan v. State Of Kerala

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

PRESENT:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.KEMAL PASHA TUESDAY, THE 24TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2015/5TH PHALGUNA, 1936 Bail Appl..No. 949 of 2015 () ------------------------------ CRIME NO. 19/2015 OF MAVELIKKARA EXCISE RANGE OFFICE, ALAPPUZHA -------------- PETITIONER/ACCUSED :

---------------------------------- MURALEEDHARAN, AGED 50 YEARS, S/O.PARAMESWARAN, DEVAPURAM, MENAMBALLY MURI, CHETTIKULANGARA PANCHAYATH, MAVELIKARA TALUK BY ADVS.SRI.K.SHAJ SRI.SAJJU.S RESPONDENT/STATE :

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1. STATE OF KERALA REPRESENTED BY ITS PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA, ERNAKULAM 31

2. EXCISE INSPECTOR, MAVELIKARA EXCISE RANGE, MAVELIKARA ALAPPUZHA DISTRICT R1 & R2 BY PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SMT. LALIZA T.Y. THIS BAIL APPLICATION HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24-02-2015, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING:

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B.KEMAL PASHA, J.

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ORDER

Petition filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C.

2.

Petitioner is the accused in Crime No.19/2015 of Mavelikkara Excise Range registered for the offence punishable under Section55(a) and (i) of Abkari Act.

3.

The allegation against the petitioner is that on 4.2.2015 at 6 p.m., he was found engaged in selling Indian Made Foreign Liquor in contravention of the provisions of the Abkari Act and a quantity of 700 m.l. of Indian Made Foreign Liquor was seized from his possession. The petitioner has been in custody for the period from 4.2.2015 onwards.

4.

Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the learned

B.A.949/2015 Public Prosecutor.

5. The contents of the CD, prima facie, reveal the complicity of the petitioner. Continued detention of the petitioner in custody is not required for the continued investigation of the case. The investigation of the case is practically over. Having regard to the period undergone by the petitioner in custody and the present stage of investigation, I am satisfied that the petitioner can be enlarged on bail.

6.

In the result, this Bail Application is allowed and the petitioner shall be enlarged on bail on his executing a bond for Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees one lakh only) with two solvent sureties for the like sum each to the satisfaction of the concerned Judicial First Class Magistrate's Court, and subject to the following terms and conditions:- (i) The petitioner shall report before the Investigating Officer in between 9 am and 11 am on all Tuesdays and Fridays, commencing from 3.3.2015 for a

B.A.949/2015 period of six months.

(ii) The petitioner shall not tamper with the evidence or influence witnesses.

(iii) The petitioner shall make himself available for interrogation as and when required by the Investigating Officer.

(iv) The petitioner shall not involve in any offence while on bail.

It is made clear that the violation of any of the conditions stipulated above will result in the cancellation of bail. sd B.KEMAL PASHA, JUDGE dl // True Copy // PA to Judge